Traditional economics failed to predict the credit crunch - but supercomputers might stand a better chance, according to the EU
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Traditional economics failed to predict the credit crunch - but supercomputers might stand a better chance, according to the EU
Two trends are working to expand the viability not only of Linux but of Mac OS X, Solaris and other platforms: a shift to web-based applications and "WaaR," or Windows as a Runtime.
It's never going to be as big as Call of Duty, but IT managers can show their skills and save the day in an online role-playing game
With the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) looming, organisations need to get with the programme, or they will be hit with stiff penalties
Radically different policies from Labour and Conservatives could stall investment this side of a general election, the Broadband Stakeholders Group has warned
With claimed annual savings of £2500 per server and £78 per desktop, virtualisation is moving on to conquer networks and desktops, say reports.
The European Commission claims Dell has moved its manufacturing from Limerick to China, while Dell maintains the jobs went to Poland
Bankrupt Nortel Networks is selling off another piece of its business, this time its GSM/GSM-R unit to Telefon AB and Kapsch CarrierCom
TransMedia will launch a fresh version of its Glide operating system with a focus on desktop and Web search
A group of US senators have asked European Commission antitrust regulators to end their investigation of Oracle's acquisition of Sun and simply approve the deal
The EU telecoms package has finally been approved, following repeated delays due to the net cut-off row. Now governments need to focus on setting up a Europe-wide telecoms regulator in 2010
IBM has halted development of the next generation of the Cell chip, but officials say the technology will play a role in future processor platforms, including IBM's upcoming Power7 chips
Improvements and simplification of data centre management software are proving to contribute to a company's bottom line profit according to the London School of Economics
Claims by an IBM researcher that he and other scientists were able to simulate a cat's brain using a new algorithm running on an IBM supercomputer are being disputed.
2009 has been a tough year for the semiconductor market, but according to one industry watcher, it has declined less than previously predicted
The UK government is preparing to launch a handbook for CIOs as part of a bid to refresh its ICT strategy following the COP15 summit in Copenhagen
Energy efficiency should be a high priority for data centre operators according to analyst group Gartner
Another IT company is pushing the contribution tech can make to climate change - even if it does provide technology to the timber industry
Microsoft confirms the existence of proof-of-concept attack code for a flaw affecting Internet Explorer 6 and 7
Services delivered a solid quarter for HP, generating $8.9 billion (£5.38bn) in revenue
Microsoft and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp are rumoured to be in talks over an agreement that would see News Corp's websites delisted from Google search in exchange for payment by Microsoft.
Despite arguing vehementally that every day the EC didn't make a ruling on its acquistion of Sun, Oracle has asked for and been granted a six day extension to its next hearing with EU authorities
The world's largest atom smasher has been restarted at the weekend in Geneva, after nearly a year of repairs
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has said that Android and Chrome will likely converge over time into a single operating system
Cloud computing has a lot of potential as long as companies remember to keep their Feet On the Ground, says HP
European CIO of GE has said that open source is only useful for internal "playground" uses, despite other parts of GE having deployed Linux for healthcare platforms
IBM's latest green data centre deals in emerging markets point towards the rapid adoption energy-efficient IT solutions outside the United States
Which is the greenest supercomputer of them all? Well, unsurprisingly, it turns out to be a supercomputer from IBM
Three men were charged by federal indictment on 19 Nov. in connection with attacking Comcast.net and redirecting traffic to sites under their control
Microsoft issued an official response to news of Google releasing its Chrome Operating System to open source for developers